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good_a fortune_n be_v than_o his_o sorrowful_a &_o perverse_a fortune_n which_o be_v ordain_v great_a reason_n have_v his_o father_n to_o rejoice_v of_o such_o a_o son_n for_o the_o excellent_a frâ—it_n which_o shall_v proceed_v of_o so_o worthy_a a_o blossom_n &_o yet_o there_o be_v no_o perverse_a fortune_n that_o can_v be_v so_o contrary_a unto_o he_o to_o be_v compare_v in_o equality_n unto_o that_o which_o happen_v unto_o his_o brothren_n in_o their_o first_o age_n who_o have_v now_o pass_v all_o their_o misfortune_n with_o more_o joy_n and_o pleasure_n do_v enjoy_v the_o time_n of_o their_o prosperity_n so_o shall_v it_o be_v of_o this_o fair_a claramante_n for_o that_o his_o high_a and_o strange_a birth_n do_v not_o prognosticate_v any_o other_o thing_n when_o the_o wise_a artemidoro_n have_v conclude_v these_o word_n it_o give_v great_a conteatment_n unto_o they_o all_o whereas_o before_o the_o word_n of_o the_o king_n of_o gedrosia_n do_v cause_n in_o they_o great_a sorrow_n 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the_o emperor_n trebatio_n be_v the_o occasion_n that_o the_o grief_n of_o the_o fair_a princess_n lindabrides_n do_v every_o day_n increase_v more_o and_o more_o one_o way_n for_o that_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o very_a fair_a and_o worthy_a prince_n claridiana_n do_v make_v she_o suspect_v that_o which_o her_o knight_n he_o of_o the_o sun_n have_v determine_v within_o his_o heart_n &_o a_o other_o way_n in_o remember_v that_o in_o the_o end_n the_o emperor_n her_o father_n will_v 〈◊〉_d into_o his_o country_n again_o and_o that_o forseable_o she_o must_v 〈◊〉_d with_o he_o all_o the_o which_o she_o can_v not_o suffer_v with_o patience_n neither_o imagine_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v possible_a for_o she_o to_o depart_v out_o of_o gâ—ecla_n 〈◊〉_d â—_o that_o in_o think_v hereof_o her_o dolour_n and_o grief_n be_v such_o that_o many_o time_n it_o bring_v she_o â—o_o the_o point_n of_o death_n and_o for_o that_o all_o this_o be_v not_o hyd_fw-we from_o the_o two_o wise_a man_n 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